Programme of Talks 2017 – 2018

4 September: Welcome to HPS EveningHPS welcomes new and returning members with a preview of the forthcoming Programme of Talks and introductions to the various internal specialist groups. Important information about this year’s annual print competition. Annual subscriptions are due.

11 September: Bill Ingalls (USA) : My Work and Images of the Space Business…TBCBill has been Senior Contract Photographer to NASA since 1979 and has travelled the world photographing missions taking him from inside the Oval Office to the cold Kazakh Steppes. His images have been published throughout the world on television, magazines, newspapers and books and he is only the second photographer ever to receive the prestigious National Space Club, Press Award, a former recipient being legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Joining us from the USA by Skype, expect to see some amazing images.

18 September: Des Ong (Leicester): Captivating Nature- Wildlife of Britain and BeyondDes is a full-time nature and wildlife photographer. Although devoting much of his time to British species, his portfolio also includes work from other parts of the world – from the humid rain forest in Borneo to the arid desert of Arizona. His work has won many awards and is widely published.

25 September: Adrian Dennis (Hampshire) : Sports PhotographyAdrian is a sports photographer working for Agence France-Presse. He has twice been named “Sports Photographer of the Year” by the Sports Journalist Association. His images have won many accolades including “Photograph of the Year” for his for Olympic Equestrian Cross-Country images, Barclays Premiership “Shot of the Season”, “Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year”. He has worked internationally including freelancing for publications from the New York Times to the National Enquirer.

2 October: Paul Mitchell (Buckinghamshire): Spirit of Light: Pinhole PhotographyPaul was winner of the prestigious Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, winning the Sunday Times Choice Award in 2013 and being the Urban Category winner in 2015. He has also had recent successes in the Outdoor Photographer of the Year and the International Garden Photographer of the Year.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and currently serves on the Fine Art Distinctions Panel.

Paul will be speaking on the subject of Pinhole Photography about which he has published his book, “Spirit of Light”

9 October: Judge for YourselvesWhat makes a good image? An HPS Panel will critique images submitted anonymously by members. This evening will conclude with important information about the forthcoming print competition.

16 October: Mike Shaw (Whitby): Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Photographer of WhitbyThe beautiful photographs taken by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe live on at The Sutcliffe Gallery in Whitby where, for the last 56 years, the Mike Shaw’s family have been the custodians of the collection, always conscious of being responsible for a great National archive.

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe was born in Leeds in 1853 – just 14 years after the birth of photography and moved to Whitby in 1870 where he decided to make his living with a camera producing photographs which were not only of the highest technical merit, but also displayed great artistry. He was awarded over sixty gold, silver and bronze medals at exhibitions as far a field as New York and Tokyo, as well as at major exhibitions in this country. Sutcliffe developed photography as an art form and he became world famous as one of the greatest exponents of pictorial photography and was made an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society in 1935.

23 October: Ian Day (Leeds): Press Photography: One Photographer – Many DisciplinesIan Day is is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and currently the Deputy Editor of Yorkshire Post Newspapers. During his 25 year career, he has held the roles of Group Picture Editor at The Yorkshire Post, Head of Sports Photos at The Press Association, Deputy Picture Editor and Chief Photographer at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus, Picture Editor and Photographer at Ross Parry Picture Agency.

During his career, Ian has covered many major events from the Sydney Olympic Games, Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Open Golf Championships through to the Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire.

Ian has been a photographic judge for the British Press Awards, Sports Journalists Association Awards and the Irish Press Photographers Association Awards. This year he was the Chair of Judges for the UK Picture Editors Guild Awards.

30 October: Practical Skills MarketLearn from our own HPS experts how to mount images to competition standard, how to print your own images and how to use an outside professional print lab, how to create quality books using Lightroom and Blurb and see the latest cameras and kit from local photographic retailer Bass and Bligh and local photographic printer Square Studios.

6 November: John Hooton (Ireland) : Dingle, My Only PlaceJohn is an award winning landscape and seascape fine art photographer inspired by the Irish Atlantic coast. A fellow of both the Irish Photographic Federation (IFP) and the Royal Photographic Society, he was awarded an MFIAP, the highest award given by the International Federation of Photographic Art. His work has appeared extensively in salons throughout the world and he has also held a number of personal exhibitions both in Ireland and abroad. He is a distinguished judge serving on the IFP National Distinctions panel and for numerous competitions.

Internationally acclaimed photographer Gered Mankowitz, is probably best known for his candid portraits of The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, alongside creating iconic music imagery over the past 50 years. Many of his photographs became the covers of these artists’ most successful albums. In the Seventies, he photographed the likes of Kate Bush and Elton John, and continued making iconic photographs of Eurythmics, ABC, Duran Duran, The Jam, Wham! and Kim Wilde in the Eighties. In 1982 Gered had a major solo exhibition at London’s famous Photographers’ Gallery, which toured the UK for 2 years. It was the first exhibition in the UK to focus on music photography & at the time broke all visitor records. He continues to be a regular contributor to various major publications, such as The Sunday Times Magazine and Mojo. He has worked in all divisions of the photography industry including fashion, music, advertising, news, and private photography. As well as exhibitions, Gered has published numerous books of his work.

11 December: Mark Gilligan (Cheshire) : A Bit of a JourneyMark is an award winning landscape photographer, author and writer specialising in the Lake District and the north of England. In 2016 he won the coveted #OMGB ‘Amazing Moments’ section in the Sunday Times Landscape Photographer of The Year competition, his winning image being selected by Visit Britain to promote the UK across the world. Mark spends a considerable amount of his time living and working in the Lakes as well as undertaking commercial shoots for all different types of photographic work with commissions for well known and international brands. Mark is an official Ambassador for FUJI

18 December: Image Matching BattleThe gauntlet has been laid down and picked up by York Photographic Society as we challenge them to an Image Matching Battle. Highly competitive and massive fun for the festive season!!

18 December & January 1st 2018: NO MEETING

8 January 2018: President’s Evening – Graham Roberts: Smorgasbord

15 January: Steve Gosling (Harrogate): Hyperbole, Exaggeration and DistortionSteve presents an insight into his philosophy, beliefs and the principles that underpin his work. His discusses the proposition that photography should be less about technical perfection and more about communication and that photographers should be true to their vision rather than be constrained by a need to please others.

5 February: Chris Upton (Nottingham) : Thoresby Colliery..The End of the MineChris Upton is a Nottinghamshire based, award winning, photographer and educator specialising in Social Documentary, Travel and Landscape photography.

Thoresby Colliery, the last pit in Nottinghamshire, closed in July 2015 bringing to an end over 900 years of mining in the county. Chris’ talk tells the story of how the project came about, how it was shot and the resulting exhibition, AV, book and extensive publicity. A great example of “how to implement a project”

26 February: John Gardner (Leeds) : Creative Portrait LightingJohn is an experienced professional photographer producing stunning images in various genres such as fine art, commercial and portraiture. His expert use of lighting sets his images apart and his talk will explain some of the principles and practice involved.

5 March: Dave Mason (Kent) : A Slice of LifeDave is a photographer who “takes great pleasure in finding the extraordinary in the ordinary” His passion is street photography and his images are captured in camera with little if any post processing. He is a regular speaker at camera clubs throughout the UK.

12 March: Members WorkHPS members present a selection of their latest work.

19 March: Ann Miles (Cambridge) : Creative Techniques with Camera and SoftwareAnn Miles has been an active photographer for the last 30 years and, for about 10 years, taught general and nature photography at university degree level. She is a Member of The London Salon, a position that keeps her in touch with the best of pictorial photography around the world. She gained ARPS in Nature and FRPS in Visual Arts and served as Deputy Chair of the Fine Arts Panel for 8 years. This reflects a wide spectrum of photographic interest. In her photography, sometimes combined with watercolour painting she uses all the available digital techniques: camera, manipulation and printing to depict the interactions of people, architecture, nature and landscape. Ann lectures all round Britain and also gives workshops and individual tuition.

26 March: Giles Rocholl (Tadcaster): 37 Years as a Yorkshire-Based Professional PhotographerGiles Rocholl has over 37 years of professional photographic experience covering a broad range of assignments regionally, nationally and internationally. He currently supplies Landscape, Art, Public Relations, Corporate, Architectural and Construction photography to his many clients. After an extensive and successful career in photojournalism, Giles set up his own company eighteen years ago to serve the needs of the Yorkshire business community.

2 April: Easter Monday – NO MEETING

9 April: Graeme Oxby (Lincoln): 'The Kings of England'

Graeme is a documentary and portrait photographer. For 15 years he made music videos and commercials as well as TV and film commissions, working with film luminaries like John Hurt, Peter Capaldi and Joss Ackland.

Currently a Lecturer at The University of Lincoln and is an External Examiner at University of West London. He was Artistic Director of The Hull International Photography Festival in 2015 and was commissioned by Hull City of Culture to deliver the Hull Beermat Photography Festival in 2017.

Graeme's 4 year project on Elvis Impersonators entitled 'The Kings of England' is to be published by Bluecoat Press.

23 April: Matt Emmett (Reading): Urban ExplorationMatt Emmett has spent the last 4 years seeking out and photographing Europe’s most intriguing and fascinating ruins. From the vast rusting industrial remnants across Northern Europe to the crumbling villas and chapels of Italy and everything in between. The locations echo with whispered stories of their previous existences and the life that once filled them. He has recently won the Arcaid Architectural Photographer of the Year Award 2016 and has published his book “Forgotten Heritage”

27 April (Friday): Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards

30 April: AGM + Preview of 2018/2019 ProgrammeElection of Officers, review of 2017-18 and discussion of current concerns.